LATIIYRUS. 
8f) 
Ri'uiarkablc for its total want of 1. which are rejilaced hy the 
lari'e stipules. Rarely 1 or 2 lanceolate leailets may he found. 
Rods somewhat cylindrical ; seed smooth, compressed. — Sandy 
and gravelly fields, rare. A. V. — VIII. E. 
2. Jj. NisspUa (L.); peduncles 1 — 2-flowered, /jetio?e,9 leajlike 
linear-lanceolate willioiit 1. or tendrils, slip, minute subulate.— 
E. B. 112. — St. mostly erect. L. closely resembling those of 
grasses. FI. pur))le, on long stalks. Pods cylindrical ; seeds 
tubercular, round ; hilum small, oval. — Bushy grassy jilaces, rare. 
A. VI. E. 
d. L. Itirsutus (L.) ; peduncles 2-flowered, 1. of one pair of 
Unear-lanceolute leaflets, jiods hairy, seeds globose tubercular. — 
E. B. 1255. — St. winged, climbing to the height of 1 or 2 feet. 
Pods linear-oblong, covered with hairs having hulhous bases. 
FI. sometimes solitary, pale blue with a crimson standard. Ililum 
oblong. — Rare. Esse.\. Somerset? A. VI. VII. E. 
4. L. pratensis (L.) ; peduncles many-flowered, 1. of one pair of 
lanceolate mucronate slightly silky leaflets, stijj. arrowshaped, 
calyx-teeth unequal subulate, upper ones shorter converging, pods 
obliquely veined, seeds globose smooth. — E. B. (i/O. — St. 2 — 3 
feet high, climbing, acutely angular not winged. Pods linear- 
oblong. F'l. racemose, drooping, bright yellow. Hilum small, 
oblong. — Moist meadows and pastures. P. VII. VIII. 
5. h. syloestris (L.); st. winged, peduncles many-flowered, 
1. of one ])air of linear-lanceolate or lanceolate leaflets, stip. half- 
arrowshaped narrow, calyx-teeth unequal triangular-subulate, 2 
upper ones short, j)ods reticulated uitli veins, seeds conq)ressed 
smooth half surrounded by the hilum. — E. B. 805. — St. climbing 
to the height of 5 — 6 feet. Pods linear-oblong, curved. FI. green- 
ish yellow variegated with j)urple. Broader-leaved varieties often 
j)ass for L. latifoUus. — Woods and thickets. P. VII. — IX. E. S. 
[*?(). L. latifoUus [h.) ; st. winged, peduncles many-flowered, 
1. of one ])air of elliptical pointed leaflets, stip. half-arrowsha])ed 
triangidar-ovate broad, calyx-teeth unecpial, “ pods reticidated 
with veins, seeds tubercular-rugose ^ surrounded by the hilum.” 
— E. B. 1108. — St. climbing to the height of 5 or (i feet. “ Pods 
linear-oblong.” F'l. pur])lish rose-colour, large. — A very doubt- 
ful native. P. VII. VIII.] E. S. 
7. L. palustris (L.); st. winged, peduncles many-flowered, 
1. of 2 0 ?’ 3 pairs of linear-lanceolate acute leaflets, stip. half-arrow- 
shaped lanceolate, calyx-teeth unequal, “ pods linear-oblong, 
seeds round compressed smooth \ surrounded by the hilum.” — 
E. B. 169. — St. 2 — 3 feet high. FI. bluish pm-ple. — Boggy 
meadows, rare. P. VI. VII. E. I. 
8. L. maritimus (Big.); st. angular not winged, peduncles 
